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TBH, I first tried making some natural eyeliner before diving into this DIY coffee body scrub. I don’t have any photos to show you; the eyeliner was a complete and utter hot mess. The recipe is super simple: aloe vera gel, coconut oil, and charcoal powder. I don’t know how on earth they thought it would work….

Coconut oil turns liquid when it’s heated, and never dries down, so you can imagine what would happen when you try to use it as an eyeliner. I had hoped the aloe vera would work some sort of magic, but no bueno. I honestly can’t understand why they included this recipe, there is no earthly way of making it work.

On the other hand, the coffee body scrub was a home run! It takes the following ingredients:

How I made the coffee scrub:

1/2 cup brewed coffee grounds

1 tbsp cinnamon

1/4 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 melted coconut oil

How did it turn out?

This smells so damn good, you’d think you’d just walked into a bakery that had just baked churros or something equally tasty and sugary if you went off smell alone. The coffee grounds are a touch too course for my taste to use this scrub on my face, but this is due to my sensitive skin. If you’re not sensitive I would say go for it!

I’ve been using it on my legs before shaving, soles of my feet, and hands during manicure sessions. It leaves my skin feeling super soft and the coconut oil adds some much-needed moisture to my poor dry skin!

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